SDRick
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Is there any definitive data on the amount of harmful radiation coming through the glass roof as a relates to skin cancer?
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There is a lot of misinformation about the glass roof. There is very little Solar energy transmitted although a high quality film applied inside does make a difference for the better. When under way there is no problem at all and the roof gives more headroom and a nice airy feeling. If you park it in the sun for a while it is an entirely different story. We he Glass heats up quickly and while it does not allow infra red radiation through it, it will transmit its own in large quantities when hot until the AC has cooled it down. Leave the car in the sun for half an our and the first five or ten minutes when you get in it it is like sitting under a heat lamp. Film does NOT help here as it is applied to the inside and the whole thing gets red hot.
glass [sand based glass - not plexi] absorbs virtually 100% of the UV. Thus there is almost nothing inside a car. Open a window or a roof - that assumption goes away.Is there any definitive data on the amount of harmful radiation coming through the glass roof as a relates to skin cancer?
"Red Hot"?Film does NOT help here as it is applied to the inside and the whole thing gets red hot.
glass [sand based glass - not plexi] absorbs virtually 100% of the UV. Thus there is almost nothing inside a car. Open a window or a roof - that assumption goes away.
glass [sand based glass - not plexi] absorbs virtually 100% of the UV. Thus there is almost nothing inside a car. Open a window or a roof - that assumption goes away.
Regarding noise, there seems to be very little difference if any between when I have my 1/2 inch piece of foam sunshade covering the sunroof. Someone with a decibel meter and both cars could answer this more definitively.
I’m bald and can get sunburn through a hat. I don’t get burned through the glass roof.
That's interesting. On my cars with moonroof, the factory manual shade that comes with moonroofs seem to make an appreciable difference in sound quality. Particularly the car with the pano roof. If both shades are open, the noise ventures into "annoying" to me (this is subjective of course). If only one is open, it's about the same as the other car (normal moonroof) and is still noticeable enough that I typically leave it closed.
I wonder if Tesla uses a thicker glass or something? Or perhaps it's just how one person feels vs another?
Good point! I am bald as well and do not get sunburned through the sunroof. And I am super sensitive to sunburn. Some UV must be getting through but it must be very little.
Same "hairstyle" and skin sensitivity here...too many biopsies already...wouldn't another layer of tint on the glass panel get this down to essentially none?
I actually contacted Elon directly on this on Twitter and he responded.I test drove a Model S with a glass roof here in Phoenix in the middle of the summer and was shocked that the heat of the sun was not noticeable. That being said, I've noticed that Tesla has put sunscreens in their shop.
Went to an EV event in Scottsdale and a Model X owner had a sunscreen above the driver's head that he said Tesla sent to him...don't know if he paid for it or not.
Seem counterproductive to have a glass roof and then cover it up with sunscreens.
So what do you think?
I can't remember off the top of my head (no pun intended), but the roof has enough tint that you will not need to tint your roof, and your head will not tan.
UPDATE: Looking around the inter tubes, seems the Model S roof is 100% UV blocking. I can't find a link from Tesla, but I'm sure somebody can.